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North Korea in the Cold War

Protocol No. 18 of a meeting of the Special Committee under the Council of Ministers of the USSR
April 02 1946 - Special dossier containing a resolution to send a Soviet geological prospecting party to survey North Korea for beryllium.
 
Protocol No. 36 of a meeting of the Special Committee under the Council of Ministers of the USSR
April 25 1947 - Special dossier refining aspects of the geological prospecting party to North Korea, to extract "rare elements".
 
Protocol No. 61 of a meeting of the Special Committee under the Council of Ministers of the USSR
April 12 1948 - Memorandum of the Special Committee of the CC CPSU postponing the geological prospecting for uranium in North Korea.
 
Stalin’s meeting with Kim Il Sung
March 05 1949 - Kim Il Sung asks for economical aid distributed over a period of six years, reports on the status of American soldiers in South Korea and mentions their lack of trade with other South East Asian countries.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
September 03 1949 - Kim Il Sung requests permission to attack.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Tunkin at the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang
September 11 1949 - Questions as to the military status in South Korea.
 
Telegram from Tunkin to Soviet Foreign Ministry, in reply to 11 September telegram
September 14 1949 - Soviet Foreign ministry advises to instigate Korean War only if the war will be quick and decisive.
 
Politburo decision to confirm the following directive to the Soviet ambassador in Korea
September 24 1949 - The Politburo orders Shtykov to report to Kim Il Sung that war is not advisable unless North Korea has full knowledge of the South’s capabilities and cautions against North Korean aggression, since it may provoke the Americans.
 
Telegram Shtykov to Vyshinsky
January 19 1950 - Shtykov reports a meeting with Kim Il Sung, along with Chinese and Korean delegates, during which Kim Il Sung asks for Chinese help in the launching of a Korean Civil War, and Shtykov’s permission to visit Stalin.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
January 30 1950 - Stalin asks Shtykov to relay a message to Kim Il Sung, states that he (Stalin) is always willing to receive Kim Il Sung and asks Kim Il Sung for lead.
 
Telegram from the USSR Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Stalin
January 31 1950 - Shtykov’s meeting with Kim Il Sung, regarding a meeting between Kim Il Sung and Stalin.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Soveit Foreign Minister Andrei Vyshinsky
February 07 1950 - Kim Il Sung directs questions to Moscow regarding arms, a budget, etc. via Shtykov
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Vyshinsky re meeting with Kim Il Sung
February 10 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky reporting the results of his meeting on the same day with Kim Il Sung.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Maj. Gen. A.M. Vasilevsky, Head of Soviet Military Advisory Group in DPRK
February 23 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky reporting the arrival of Lieutenant-General Vasiliev and the transfer of military adviser duties from himself to Gen. Vasiliev.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
March 09 1950 - Receipt of goods and payments expected of North Korea from the Soviet Union.
 
Ciphered telegram, Vyshinsky to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang (Shtykov) transmitting message to Kim Il Sung
March 12 1950 - Telegram from A. Vyshinsky to Soviet Ambassador in Pyongyang, Shtykov, to inform Kim Il Sung of reallocation of portion of 1951 credit (17 March 1949 agreement) to 1950.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky
March 16 1950 - Shtykov transmits Kim Il Sung’s March 14 letter containing requests for credit in the form of arms and other military equipment.
 
Message, Stalin to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov)
March 18 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung thanking him for agreeing to send lead to the USSR as requested, and informing him of the decision to grant all of Kim's arms, equipment and specialist requests, per his March 4 message.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Vyshinsky re meeting with Kim Il Sung
March 21 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin reporting his meeting March 20 with Kim Il Sung and Kim's request for a meeting with Stalin in April.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinsky regarding a meeting with Kim Il Sung.
March 24 1950 - Kim Il Sung’s impending visit to Moscow.
 
Ciphered telegram, Soviet representative Aleksei Ignatieff in Pyongyang Ignatiev to Vyshinsky
April 10 1950 - Telegram from telegram, Soviet representative in Pyongyang, Aleksei Ignatieff Ignatiev to Vyshinsky concerning a report from the North Korean deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers. The deputy chairman reported about diplomatic overtures from Mao to the DPRK and North Korean partisan activities in the South.
 
Ciphered telegram, Ignatiev to Vyshinsky
April 25 1950 - Telegram from Ignatiev to Vyshinsky informing the latter of the arrival of Kim Il Sung and Pak Hon Yong in Seisin.
 
Report, Hungarian Foreign Ministry to the Embassy of Hungary in North Korea
May 06 1950 - Report by Irén Rózsa, Deputy Assistant Under-Secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, to the Hungarian Ambassador to North Korea detailing the behavior of the North Korean delegation at the April 4, 1950 celebrations held in Budapest.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Vyshinski regarding meeting with Kim Il Sung
May 12 1950 - Shtykov reports of a meeting with Kim Il Sung, in which Kim Il Sung tells Shtykov the questions he means to ask Mao Zedong in a following meeting in Beijing the next day.
 
Telegram from Roshchin to Stalin
May 13 1950 - Question of whether or not North Korea can take action.
 
Top secret report on military situation by Shtykov to Comrade Zakharov
June 26 1950 - Report from Shtykov to Zakharov detailing North Korean advances on the first day of the Korean War. Included is a list of conclusions drawn up by Shtykov regarding the conduct of Northern and Southern forces thus far.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Fyn-Si (Stalin) re political mood on North Korea
July 01 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) describing the successes of KPA forces in the South. He also relays the concern of some of the DPRK cadre regarding American intervention.
 
Ciphered telegram, Fyn-Si (Stalin) to Soviet ambassador in Pyongyang (Shtykov)
July 01 1950 - Reply from Stalin to Shtykov's telegram of July 1, 1950. Requests additional information on KPA plans and reaction to American internvention. Informs of intent to meet requests by Kim Il Sung for additional war materiel.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin
July 04 1950 - Shtykov reports on a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Hon-Yong concerning requests for arms, advisers and advice on how move troops more efficiently. Shtykov proposes resolutions and advice
 
Telegram from Stalin to Roshchin, with message from Zhou Enlai
July 05 1950 - In this telegram, Stalin agrees with China regarding Indian intermediation on the issue of incorporating the PRC into the UN and denies authorizing Soviet planes over Manchurian territory. Stalin also advocates sending 9 Chinese divisions to North Korea while providing Soviet air cover for these volunteer divisions.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai (via Soviet ambassador to the People’s Republic of China [PRC] N.V. Roshchin)
July 05 1950 - A telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai with regards to India's mediation in the PRC's entry into the UN, Chinese troop movements in preparation for a possible Southern/Allied counterattack, and Soviet planes flying over Manchuria.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
July 06 1950 - Stalin approves sending North Korea arms through China.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Fyn-Si (Stalin), transmitting letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
July 08 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) relaying a request from Kim Il Sung for military advisors.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador Roshchin in PRC transmitting message to Mao Zedong
July 08 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Beijing advising that they send a representative to Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Fyn-Si (Stalin) to Shtykov
July 13 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to North Korea advising that they reply to UN Secretary General Trygve Lie's concerns for treatment of POW's through a radio broadcast by a POW saying that prisoners are being treated well by the KPA.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai or Mao Zedong (via Roshchin)
July 13 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai detailing his response to the English protest concerning "the Korean question." Also, a request for confirmation of Chinese troop movements to the Sino-Korea border, in case of a repulse of North Korean forces. Finally, a confirmation of the plans to train Chinese pilots on Soviet jets, to be followed by the transfer of the jets to Chinese possession.
 
Letter from Kim Il Sung to Soviet Government
July 14 1950 - Kim Il Sung agrees with Stalin’s opinion on the issue of the English appeal.
 
Ciphered telegram, Vyshinsky to Roshchin transmitting message from Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai
July 25 1950 - Telegram relaying message from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai agreeing with proposal to train Chinese pilots on Soviet jet planes.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai
August 27 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai answering his request for military advisors.
 
Letter from Filipov (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador in Prague, conveying message to CSSR leader Klement Gottwald
August 27 1950 - Stalin lists the reasons for Soviet withdrawal from the Security Council: to show the relationship between the Soviet Union and China, to protest the recognition of the Guomindang as representative for China, to devalue the decisions made by the Security Council (because of the absence of a major world power), and, finally, to bait the US into abusing its new found power, losing its world-wide popularity in the process. Stalin discusses the Korean War and gives his predictions for the end of the war, which see the involvement of China and the eventual shift in power from the US to the USSR.
 
Ciphered telegram, Fyn-Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov)
August 28 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, congratulating him for his victories thus far and offering the help of the Soviet air force.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Fyn-Si (Stalin) re meeting with Kim Il Sung
August 31 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin describing Kim Il Sung's positive reaction to Stalin's congratulatory telegram of August 29, 1950.
 
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
September 13 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Moscow requesting that they advise the DPRK government to prepare for the upcoming UN General Assembly session and a statement of the position the Soviet Union will take at the upcoming UNGA session.
 
Soviet Defense Minister A.M. Vasilevsky to Stalin
September 21 1950 - Memorandum from Soviet Defense Minister A.M. Vasilevsky to Stalin requesting final approval of plans to transfer a fighter regiment to Pyongyang.
 
Vasilevsky to Stalin
September 23 1950 - Message from Vasilevsky to Stalin detailing the plans for redeployment of 40 LA-9 fighters of the 304th fighter aviation regiment, 32nd fighter aviation division from the Spassk air base to Pyongyang.
 
Telegram from Fyn Si (Stalin) to Matveyev (Army Gen. M.V. Zakharov) and Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK T.F. Shtykov, approved 27 September 1950 Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Politburo
September 27 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Soviet representatives in the DPRK containing extracts from a meeting of the VKP CC(b). The message expresses Stalin's displeasure with the KPA forces' conduct of battle and issues a series of directives for continuing the campaign.
 
Ciphered Telegram, DPRK leader Kim Il Sung and South Korean Communist leader Pak Hon- Yong to Stalin (via Shtykov)
September 29 1950 - Telegram from Kim Il Sung and Pak Hon-Yong telling Stalin of the losses they have incurred following American air and ground attacks in South Korea and of their general lack of supplies and trained personnel. They explain that should the Americans cross the 38th parallel, North Korea and Communist South Korea would require immediate and direct military assistance from the Soviet Union (or at least the benefits of Stalin’s influence over Chinese volunteer forces) in order to avoid complete American capture.
 
Memorandum Gromyko to Stalin, 30 September 1950, with draft cable from Gromyko to Shtykov
September 30 1950 - A message from Gromyko to Stalin relaying the assessment of Shtykov that it would be prudent for the Soviet Union to withdraw some nonessential embassy personnel and specialists from North Korea. Gromyko advises that withdrawals should be considered only in consultation with North Korea and the appropriate Soviet ministeries. A draft of a telegram to Shtykov to this effect is attached.
 
Draft Telegram, Chan Fu (Stalin) to Matveyev (Zakharov)
September 30 1950 - A message from Stalin to Matveyev approving Kim Il Sung's plans to reconsolidate KPA forces and pull out of South Korea.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Instantsia (Stalin)
September 30 1950 - Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin reporting the dire circumstances into which the North Koreans had fallen in the wake of the Inchon landings. Mentioned is a correspondence between the North Koreans and Mao which hinted at possible Chinese aid.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai
October 01 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai asking that they consider moving 5-6 divisions of Chinese volunteers to the China-DPRK border in order to give the North Koreans cover under which to reorganize their troops. Stalin explicitly states that he will not mention this idea to the North Koreans.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Chan Fu (Stalin) to Matveyev (Zakharov)
October 02 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to the North Korean leadership emphasizing the importance of recovering their military personnel. Stalin advises that they recover as much personnel as possible, regardless losses in equipment.
 
Ciphered telegram from Roshchin in Beijing to Filippov [Stalin], 3 October 1950, conveying 2 October 1950 message from Mao to Stalin
October 03 1950 - A two part telegram to Stalin from the Soviet Army General Staff. The first part is the text of a message sent to the Soviets by Mao in which he states that his forces and country are not currently ready to enter a potentially escalatory conflict with the U.S. The second part of the telegram is a Soviet analysis of the Chinese message which assesses that this is a change in the Chinese position which had previously been one of readiness to enter combat against the U.S. Proposed as a possible explanation is the advise of Nehru to Mao that they avoid conflict for the time being to avoid disaster.
 
Telegram from Gromyko to Shtykov, approved by CC Politburo
October 05 1950 - The CPSU CC approves the draft telegram from Gromyko authorising Shtykov's request for evacuation of Soviet specialists from North Korea.
 
Gromyko and Vasilevsky to Stalin, 6 October 1950, attaching draft cable to Shtykov
October 06 1950 - Memorandum from Gromyko and Vasilevsky to Stalin adivising that Shtykov be given discretion to follow his recommendations regarding the evacuation of Soviet personnel, specialists and citizens (including ethnic Koreans) from North Korea.
 
Letter from Fyn Si [Stalin] to Kim Il Sung (via Shytkov)
October 08 1950 - Stalin sends Kim a copy of his October 1950 letter to Mao Zedong. Stalin describes the US's inability to engage in a "big war" and encourages Kim in his fight against the US.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Kim Il Sung to Stalin (via Shtykov)
October 09 1950 - Request from Kim Il Sung to Stalin to have Soviet training given Soviet-Koreans in engineering, radio operation, tank and air warfare.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Fyn Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov)
October 13 1950 - A telegram from Stalin to Shtykov for Kim Il Sung relaying the decision of the Chinese to support North Korea with their troops. This decision is a marked reversal of the negative message sent 3 October by Mao. Shtykov is also told to suspend the plans for evacuation of Soviet personnel from North Korea.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Roshchin to Filippov (Stalin), 14 October 1950, re Meeting with Mao Zedong
October 13 1950 - Message to Stalin from Roshchin relaying the rationale for Mao's reversal of his earlier hesitance to send Chinese troops to the aid of the North Koreans. General plans for the deployment are stated as well as a request for arms on credit from the Soviet Union.
 
Memorandum, Golovko and Fokin to Stalin
October 13 1950 - Report of U.S. naval activity in the vicinity of Ch’óngjin.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Fyn Si (Stalin)
October 14 1950 - Response from Kim Il Sung to Stalin's telegram of 13 October.
 
Ciphered Telegram, Fyn Si (Stalin) to Kim Il Sung
October 14 1950 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung informing him of the finalization of China's decision to send troops to North Korea's aid.
 
VKP(b) CC [All- Union Communist Party (bolshevik)] Central Committee Politburo decision with approved directives to Foreign Minister Vyshinsky (at the United Nations in New York) and to Soviet Ambassador in Washington
October 25 1950 - Memorandum from the VKP(b) CC to Vyshinksy and the Soviet Representative to the Far Eastern Commission ordering them to protest to their respective bodies in support of the DPRK, the use by the US of Japanese servicemen and military units in combat against DPRK forces.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin), via Roshchin
October 28 1950 - Message for Stalin from Mao announcing his intention to send Chinese naval personnel to Moscow to discuss Soviet aid for the Chinese navy.
 
Telegram from I.V. Stalin to Mao Zedong
October 29 1950 - Stalin agrees to receive Chinese naval advisers.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Shtykov
November 01 1950 - Stalin wants to know in the North Korean government still needs Soviet advisers, or if they would prefer to invite the Chinese.
 
Ciphered telegram, S.E. Zakharov, Soviet military representative in Beijing, to Fyn Si (Stalin)
November 02 1950 - Telegram to Stalin reporting on the status - operational readiness and losses incurred - of North Korean air forces.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
November 08 1950 - Request from Mao to Stalin for infantry arms, detailing specifically types and amounts of requested munitions.
 
VKB(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message from Gromyko to Roshchin with message for Zhou Enlai
November 09 1950 - Telegram from Gromyko to Zhou Enlai adivising the latter to turn down the invitation for China to participate in the UN Security Council. It also explains the circumstances under which the invitation was obtained.
 
Telegram from Shtykov to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
November 13 1950 - Advice to North Korea concerning the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) via Zakharov
November 15 1950 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin agreeing to the latter's proposal to reinforce Soviet air forces and air defense in China and Manchuria.
 
Ciphered telegram, Zhou Enlai to Filippov (Stalin)
November 16 1950 - Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for specific quantities of automobiles and fluids necessary for their operation - oil, grease, gasoline etc. - in conjunction with movement of troops to North Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Zhou Enlai to Filippov (Stalin)
November 17 1950 - Request from Zhou Enlai to Stalin for the rapid transfer of automobiles from Soviet forces on the Liaodong Peninsula rather than the Chinese rear, on account of enemy attacks on autotransport and the onset of winter. These automobiles are to be credited from the 3000 originally allocated.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai via Zakharov
November 17 1950 - Stalin's affirmative response to Zhou Enlai's request of 16 November for automobiles.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Shtykov
November 20 1950 - Stalin agrees to train North Korean pilots, but in China, not in the Soviet Union, as Kim Il Sung previously suggested.
 
Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin, via Shtykov
November 22 1950 - Kim Il Sung agrees to Stalin’s recommendations in regards to the training of North Korean pilots.
 
CC CPSU decision with approved directives to Foreign Minister Vyshinsky and to Soviet Ambassador in Washington
November 25 1950 - Responses to the American installation of Japanese servicemen in Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
December 01 1950 - Congratulatory telegram from Stalin to Mao for Chinese operational successes against U.S. forces.
 
VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved orders to Vyshinsky in New York and Roshchin in Beijing (with message for Zhou Enlai)
December 05 1950 - Memorandums from the VKP(b) CC to Vyshinsky and Roshchin regarding the Soviet and PRC stances on discussions in the UN General Assembly and Security Council on the Chinese intervention in Korea.
 
VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message to Vyshinsky in New York
December 07 1950 - Message to Vyshinsky that U.S. proposals for a ceasefire should not be accepted as they are negotiating from a position of weakness after several defeats.
 
Ciphered telegram, Gromyko to Roshchin transmitting message from Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai
December 07 1950 - Message from Stalin to Zhou Enlai agreeing with Chinese conditions for a ceasefire and advising that the Chinese limit negotiations on a ceasefire until Seoul is liberated.
 
Ciphered telegram from Roshchin conveying message from Zhou Enlai to Soviet Government
December 07 1950 - A telegram from Roshchin in Beijing to Moscow, informing the Soviet leadershipof the terms under which the Chinese will consider an armistice on the Korean Peninsula.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) transmitting 4 January 1951 message from Peng Dehuai, Kim Son, and Pak Il U to Kim Il Sung
January 07 1951 - Message from Mao to Stalin informing him of the PLA's intent to push south of the Han River to capture key staging points such as Kimpo Airport and deny the enemy time to regroup.
 
Ciphered telegram, Zakharov to Filippov (Stalin)
January 13 1951 - Telegram to Stalin informing him that his telegram of 11 January to Mao was received 12 January by Zhou Enlai.
 
Ciphered telegram, Roshchin to USSR Foreign Ministry
January 13 1951 - Message to Stalin from Roshchin informing him of the Chinese receipt of one of his earlier telegrams and informing him of an invitation to Beijing to Kim Il Sung and Peng Dehuai from Mao.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
January 16 1951 - A message from Mao to Stalin on the topic of military credit and its particulars.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, transmitting 14 January 1951 message from Mao to Peng Dehuai with message from Kim Il Sung
January 16 1951 - Mao asks Stalin on his opinion regarding the incorporation of Korean troops into the Chinese army, as well as the possible response of the enemy.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 19 January 1951 telegram from Peng Dehuai to Mao re meetings with Kim Il Sung
January 27 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying a report from Pen Dehuai on a meeting with Kim Il Sung. Topics discussed include a halt to advances to reorganize, defense of the coast, restaffing of units, consolidation of rule in recaptured areas.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 28 January 1951 telegram from Mao Zedong to Peng Dehuai
January 29 1951 - A forward to Stalin of a message sent earlier by Mao to Peng Dehuai. It outlines operational plans for the PLA and KPA in and around Seoul and talks about the need to gain an advantageous military position with negotiations in mind.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
January 30 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao acknowledging receipt of his latest telegram on KPA and PLA operational plans.
 
Ciphered telegram, Fyn Si (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
January 30 1951 - Telegram instructing Amb. Razuvaev to discuss with Kim Il Sung details for reorganizing the KPA administrative and command structure.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Razuvaev
February 03 1951 - Stalin clarifies that his previous telegram of 30 January was not an order, but a proposal to discuss options with Korea.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung, via Razuvaev
February 03 1951 - Stalin states that the Soviet Union has insufficient lead to supply China, Korea and itself, Stalin also asks for the exportation of Lead ore from Korea to the USSR.
 
Ciphered telegram, Razuvaev to Fyn-Si (Stalin) reporting message from Kim Il Sung
February 04 1951 - Telegram from Amb. Rauvaev to Stalin reporting on the changes planned in the structure of the KPA, per Stalin's telegram of 30 January
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Zhou Enlai via Zakharov
February 16 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Zhou Enlai informing the latter that he would satisfy Chinese requests for advisors for their air force.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong or Zhou Enlai, via Zakharov
March 15 1951 - Stalin proposes sending more Soviet fighters to aid Chinese and Korean troops.
 
Telegram from Stalin to Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
May 29 1951 - Stalin sends a message for Kim Il Sung saying that he cannot give Kim Il Sung rifle-mortar arms, but can give him other types of ammunition.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin
June 05 1951 - Mao asks Stalin to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung in Moscow so that they may discuss military operations in Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov to Mao Zedong
June 05 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao encouraging a prolonging of the war and giving advice on the conduct of operations against allied troops.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
June 07 1951 - Telegram from Stalin telling Mao that he is ready to receive Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong re meeting in Moscow with Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung
June 13 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao summarizing his discussions with Kim Il Sung and Gao Gang on the issues of military advisors, air force training and assistance, and the implications of a potential armistice.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Soviet military advisor in Beijing Krasovsky
June 13 1951 - A telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky berating him for training the Chinese pilots too slowly.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin, via Roshchin
June 13 1951 - Response to Stalin’s telegram from the same day. Mao tells Stalin that Peng Dehuai needs Soviet advisers and gives some details about the current military situation in Korea.
 
Handwritten letter from Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung to Stalin, with 13 June 1951 handwritten letter from Mao Zedong to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung
June 14 1951 - Handletter letter from Mao to Gao Gang and Kim Il Sung, conveyed to Stalin, on a strategy for approaching and terms for an armistice. Issues considered include Taiwan, China's entry into the UN and the establishment of a neutral zone.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
June 21 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin discussing the rearmament of KPA and PLA forces and the military aid from the Soviets necessary for this rearmament.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
June 24 1951 - Stalin's negative reply to Mao's request for arms for 60 divisions. He also mentions developments in armistice talks.
 
Letter, Kim Il Sung to Stalin
June 26 1951 - Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the Soviet Union and China.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Krasovsky in Beijing relaying telegram from Mao Zedong
June 26 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Krasovsky relaying a Chinese request to have their pilots retrained on MIG-15s. He instructs Krasvosky to comply with Chinese requests.
 
Ciphered telegram, Krasovsky to Filippov (Stalin) transmitting 29 June 1951 telegram from Kim Il Sung to Mao
June 28 1951 - Telegram from Krasvosky to Stalin reporting on the conversation he had with Mao concerning the training of Chinese pilots in MIG-15s and the contruction of 3 airbases south of Pyongyang.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin); note: no photocopy available—text copied by hand and therefore exact heading not presented
June 30 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin advising on the manner in which he believes armistice negotiations should be carried out.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) transmitting 29 June 1951 telegram from Kim Il Sung to Mao
June 30 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying a query from Kim Il Sung on how to respond to a request for negotiations from Ridgway.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
June 30 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao advising how to reply to the American request for armistice negotiations.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
June 30 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin confirming that the PLA will enact the reorganizations proposed by Stalin. Mao also talks about several considerations regarding the American proposal for armistice negotiations.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Razuvaev with message for Kim Il Sung
July 01 1951 - Message from Stalin that the Koreans must talk with the Chinese about armistice negotiations.
 
Ciphered telegram, Razuvaev to S.M. Shtemenko reporting message from Kim Il Sung to Filippov (Stalin) CIP
July 01 1951 - Telegram from Razuvaev to Shtemenko requesting orders and advise for Kim Il Sung on the imminent armistice talks and the terms to be adopted there.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 30 June 1951 message from Kim Il Sung to Mao
July 03 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin forwarding a telegram received from Kim Il Sung in which he names the North Korean delegates who will attend armistice talks and the conditions which they will present.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 2 July 1951 telegram from Mao to Peng Dehuai, Gao Gang, and Kim Il Sung
July 03 1951 - Forward to Stalin by Mao of a telegram he sent to commanders of the communist forces in Korea ordering them to prepare for possible offensives and other potentialities in light of the imminent armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
July 03 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao advising him on the position to be adopted at the armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 12 August 1951 telegram from Li Kenong to Mao re armistice talks
August 13 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin relaying the assessment of Li Kenong of the state of the ongoing armistice talks. He states that the US is unwilling the accept the 38th parallel as the demaracation line and that given the state of North Korean forces, they should consider make concessions to American demands in this regard in the interests of ceasing hostilities.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
August 27 1951 - A telegram from Mao to Stalin informing the latter of the lack of developments at the armistice talks and accusing the Americans of provocative actions designed to pressure the communist delegation. He discusses the possibility of suspending negotiations and the possible outcomes of such a suspension.
 
CC Politburo decision with approved message from Stalin to Mao Zedong
August 28 1951 - Stalin agrees with Mao on the steps taken in response to the attacks, Stalin does not agree in inviting neutral countries to negotiations.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
August 30 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin agreeing with the latter's assessment of the inadvisability of having neutral observers, at the present time, at the armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
September 08 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin requesting military advisors and detailing their intended assignments.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
September 10 1951 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao agreeing to send the military advisors requested by Mao. He also asks whether General Zakharov would be suitable as the main military adviser for the staff.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
November 14 1951 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin summarizing the present state of armistice negotiations. He outlines potential outcomes regarding the establishment of the demarcation line, success or failure of the talks and the state of Chinese finances.
 
VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message from Gromyko to Razuvaev
November 19 1951 - Telegram from Gromyko to Razuvaev requiring more clear explanation about the earlier inquiry regarding Korean situation.
 
Ciphered telegram from Roshchin conveying message from Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
November 19 1951 - Telegram from Roshchin to Moscow after meeting Zhou Enlai who asked him to request of Stalin an answer to Mao's earlier inquiry on the negotiations in Korea.
 
VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
November 19 1951 - Reply to Mao's inquiry of 14 November regarding stances to adopt in armistice negotiations.
 
Gromyko to G.M. Malenkov, attaching draft telegram to Razuvaev
November 20 1951 - Telegram from from Gromkyo to Malenkov asking for a review of a draft telegram to the Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK, Razuvaev. The draft chastises Razuvaev for permitting the North Koreans to make an appeal before the UN without first consulting the Soviet Union or China.
 
Ciphered telegram, Gromyko to Razuvaev
November 21 1951 - Telegram from Gromyko to Razuvaev instructing him to explain to the Chinese and Koreans the reasoning behind Vyshinsky's demand that the demarcation line be established at the 38th parallel rather than at the present front line.
 
Memorandum, Gromyko to Stalin
December 25 1951 - A memorandum from Gromyko to Stalin stating that the MID believes it inadvisable to request that the UN circulate a document to all delegations outlining the American position in the armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin)
January 31 1952 - Telegram from Mao to Stalin explaining in detail the points which have and have not been agreed upon thus far in the armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
February 03 1952 - Telegram to Mao from Stalin, by way of Krasovsky, approving of Mao's progress at the armistice talks and reminding him to have Polish and Czech included in the commission of observers.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to Stalin, conveying 22 January 1952 telegram from Peng Dehuai to Mao and 4 February 1952 reply from Mao to Peng Dehuai
February 08 1952 - Mao conveys two telegrams to Stalin: one from Peng Dehuai to Mao (22 January 1952) and the other is Mao’s response (4 February 1952). The telegrams discuss North Korea’s need for aid from China.
 
Telegram from Mao Zedong to I.V. Stalin (Filippov) about the use by the Americans of bacteriological weapons in North Korea
February 21 1952 - (Excerpt)Telegram from Mao to Stalin alleging that U.S. forces used biological weapons 8 times in North Korea.
 
Memorandum, Gromyko to Stalin
March 05 1952 - Message from Gromyko (MID) to Stalin advising against the proposal of Amb. Razuvaev to publish an interview of Kim Il Sung on the grounds that it is inflammatory and rash.
 
VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message from Stalin to Kim Il Sung
April 14 1952 - Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung asking whether the latter wants wheat flour in response to a shortage of bread in North Korea.
 
Ciphered telegram, Babkin to Shtemenko conveying letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin
April 16 1952 - Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin confirming that he would accept Stalin's offer to send 50,000 tons of bread.
 
Ciphered telegram, Kim Il Sung to Stalin via Razuvaev
July 16 1952 - Telgram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin stating the current situtation of the armistice talks and the pressure which is being exerted upon North Korea by uninhibited American air power. He makes a request for additional anti-aircraft support from the Soviet Union and China, which he believes will lead to a more advantageous bargaining position at the negotiating table.
 
Ciphered telegram, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
July 17 1952 - Telegram from Stalin to Mao expressing his and Kim Il Sung's agreement with Mao's bargaining position at the armistice talks.
 
Ciphered telegram, Mao Zedong to Filippov (Stalin) conveying 15 July 1952 telegram from Mao to Kim Il Sung and 16 July 1952 reply from Kim to Mao
July 18 1952 - A two-part telegram from Mao to Stalin forwarding to the latter, an exchange which occurred between him and Kim Il Sung. The first telegram expresses Mao's intent to meet North Korean requests to the extent possible and his belief that the communist parties must not give in to pressure through aerial bombardments from the Americans. The second telegram is Kim's reply to Mao's telegram which singals agreement with Mao and details the need to deploy additional anti-aircraft assets and go on the offensive, both in the air and on the ground, in order to put pressure on the US.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
August 20 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai concerning the extension of the Port Arthur agreement, the construction of a Sino-Mongolian railroad to the Soviet Union, and the situation in Korea. On the issue of Korea, they discussed sending arms shipments to China and Chinese arms production; the possibility of a Chinese offensive in Korea; and the return of POWs. Stalin reaffirmed his commitment to assisting China in the war in Korea.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
September 03 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai on the Chinese five year plan, the Ulan-Bator-Pinditsiuan railroad, and arms sales/production. They also discussed the Korean war, Burma, and Tibet.
 
Hand-delivered note, Zhou Enlai to Stalin conveying telegram from Mao to Zhou
September 16 1952 - A message from Mao to Stalin, delivered by Zhou Enlai, which states Mao's opposition to a potential POW proposal to be advanced by Mexico and requesting advise on a response to diplomatic overtures by Burma and India.
 
Hand-delivered letter, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
September 17 1952 - Letter from Stalin to Mao stating the position the USSR will take regarding the Mexican UN proposal, and stating his agreement with Mao regarding the issues of POW repatriation and diplomatic exchanges with India and Burma.
 
Minutes of Conversation between I.V. Stalin and Zhou Enlai
September 19 1952 - Conversation between Stalin and Zhou Enlai focusing on the Korean War. They discussed the exchange of POWs (and the Mexican proposal), peace negotiations, Chinese cooperation with India and Burma, and the creation of regional organizations. They also mentioned Germany (reunification), the situation/reforms in Xinjiang, Taiwan and Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi), and military aid.
 
Semenov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong
December 27 1952 - Stalin's response to Mao's request for additional arms shipments to prepare for a possible 1953 spring offensive by the US.
 
Report, Legation of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 04 1953 - Detailed report from Minister Károly Pásztor on his meeting with Kim Il Sung on 17 February 1953.
 
Resolution, USSR Council of Ministers with draft letters from Soviet Government to Mao Zedong and Kim Il Sung and directive to Soviet delegation at United Nations
March 19 1953 - A resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers which states the coordination that will need to take place between the Soviets and Chinese at the UN regarding the question of POW's. It then suggests that this should be used as a lead-in to introduce resolutions on the resolution of the Korean conflict. Corresponding letters, directed to Mao and Kim Il Sung, and the Soviet delegation to the UN are attached.
 
Telegram reporting on a meeting with Kim Il Sung.
March 29 1953 - Kuznetsov, Razuvaev and Fedorenko report that they met with Kim Il Sung and gave him a communication from Moscow suggesting that the naming of Gen. Nam Il as foreign minister be posponed for the time being.
 
Telegram from Kuznetsov and Fedorenko in Pyongyang
March 29 1953 - Kuznetsov and Fedorenko report back to Moscow their meeting with Kim Il Sung regarding North Korean preparations for negotiations with UN forces.
 
Explanatory note from Glukhov to the ministry of Public Security of the DPRK
April 01 1953 - Soviet Union’s role in fabrication of evidence blaming the US for using biological weapons in North Korea.
 
Explanatory Note from Glukhov, Deputy Chief of the Department of Counterespionage of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Urals Military District and former adviser to the Ministry of Public Security of the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea], to L.P. Beria, Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers 13 April 1953
April 13 1953 - Explanation of the North Korean attempts to falsify evidence of US Biological weapon use.
 
Explanatory Note from Lieutenant Selivanov to L.P. Beria
April 14 1953 - Selivanov describes how he falsified an outbreak and blamed it on American bacteriological weapons.
 
Explanatory note from Lt. Gen. V.N. Razuvaev to L.P. Beria
April 18 1953 - Razuvaev explains the steps taken to make it appear that Americans are using biological weapons in the Korean War. China initially sent reports of such weaponry, and soon after Korea, led by Soviet advisors, joined in the falsification of biological attacks by creating false plague regions with the help of the Korean Ministry of Health. After visits from two international delegations, Korea eventually abandoned its plan to falsely accuse America, while China continued to advance the story.
 
Memorandum from V.M. Molotov to Members of the Presidium of the CC CPSU (Malenkov, Beria, Khrushchev)
April 21 1953 - The use of biological weapons in the Korean War.
 
Memorandum from L.P. Beria to G.M. Malenkov and to the Presidium of the CC CPSU
April 21 1953 - Question regarding Soviet role in falsifying evidence of American biological weapons.
 
Protocol No. 6 of the Meeting of the Presidium of the CC CPSU about the MVD Note on the Results of the Investigations into the Reports of Former Advisers to the Ministry of State Security and DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, comrades Glukhov and Smirnov
April 24 1953 - (Excerpt)Response of USSR to false allegations that Americans used biological weapons in North Korea calls for both dismissal of V.N. Razuvaev from his posts as Ambassador of the USSR to the DPRK and military adviser and the commission of Molotov to address the allegations and send his resultant report to Mao Zedong and Kim II Sung. This protocol also authorizes the removal of Ignatiev from the CC CPSU.
 
Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Coundil of Ministers about Letters to the Ambassador of the USSR in the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov and to the Charge d’Affaires for the USSR in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev
May 02 1953 - Cease the publication of false evidence accusing the US for using biological weapons in North Korea; punish Soviet Workers involved.
 
Telegram to V.M. Molotov from Beijing from the USSR Ambassador to the PRC, V.V. Kuznetsov
May 11 1953 - Results of a conversation with Mao Zedong, on 11 May 1953,regarding the falsification of evidence proving US use of biological weapons.
 
Memorandum from Chairman Shkiriatov to G.M. Malenkov
May 17 1953 - The results of the party investigation of the duplicitous actions of the former minister of State Security of the USSR S.D. Ignatiev in connection with the report of the former advisers to MOB and MVD DPRK, Cdes. Glukhov and Smirnov; calls for dismissal of Ignatiev from the CPSU.
 
Telegram from the USSR Charge d’Affaires in the DPRK, S.P. Suzdalev to V.M. Molotov
June 01 1953 - North Korea’s response to Soviets about falsification of evidence concerning American use of biological weapons.
 
Decision of the Party Control Commission of the CPSU CC regarding Comrade S.D. Ignatiev
June 02 1953 - Ignatiev’s dismissal from the CPSU
 
Ciphered telegram, Kuznetsov to Soviet Foreign Ministry re meeting with Mao Zedong
July 29 1953 - Telegram from Kuznetsov to MID regarding his meeting with Mao on 28 July 1953, during which Mao talked about the steps which had led to and now, had to be taken following the signing of the armistice.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 22 1953 - Report from Zsigmond Csuka (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Pyongyang) in which he complains about difficulties caused by the North Korean foreign ministry regarding exchanges between the two countries.
 
Report, Legation of the Hungarian People’s Republic in Beijing to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary
January 15 1954 - Report from the Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing which talks about the dispute between China, North Korea and the US over POW's. The report also speculates on the reason for India's position on this issue.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 12 1954 - Report from Károly Pásztor, Hungarian envoy to the DPRK, regarding a conversation he had with Soviet Ambassador Suzdalev. He discusses the difficulties which would be involved in achieving Korean unification.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 18 1954 - Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, complaining about the unwillingness of the DPRK foreign ministry to establish typical relations with fraternal countries. He also talks about the personality cult and the need for reform.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 26 1955 - Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, describing the seemingly purposeful efforts of the North Korean government to minimize the effectiveness of all foreign delegations in the DPRK. He also talks about the lack of transparency of the government towards not just foreign diplomats but the North Korean populace as well.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
April 13 1955 - Report from Dr. László Keresztes, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Hungarian embassy in the DPRK, which talks about a conversation he had with Soviet Counselor A.M. Petrov. Keresztes sharply criticizes the secrecy and force that is utilized by the North Korean government and talks especially about the unreasonable economic conditions which exist in the DPRK.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 10 1955 - Report from Dr. László Keresztes, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Hungarian embassy in the DPRK, which describes the food shortage in the DPRK and the ineffective actions of the Northern government to alleviate the situation.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 28 1955 - Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, describing a meeting he had with Kim Il Sung on 24 June 1955. Topics they talked about included Hungarian experts in the DPRK, the economic situation in the DPRK and factionalism within the North Korean CC.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 17 1955 - Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, describing a meeting he had with Soviet Ambassador Vasily Ivanovich Ivanov on 29 July 1955. He talks about the unusually frank conversation they had in which the latter openly criticized the secretiveness and reservedness of the North Korean government. The Soviet Ambassador asked that the Hungarian embassy, if it shares the same opinion as the Soviets, exert pressure on the North Koreans to correct their mistakes. Szarvas, though he implies his agreement with Ivanov, suggests that no action be taken at the current time.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
October 26 1955 - Report from József Füredi, chargé d’affaires ad interim at the Hungarian embassy in the DPRK, on a meeting he had with German Ambassador Richard Fischer on 10 October 1955. He reports that the German Ambassador believes the North Korean government and leadership is much less effective than the Chinese one.
 
Remarks on the Draft Statutes of the KWP
March 05 1956 - Suggestions for improvements in the wording of the DPRK's constitution.
 
Memorandum of Conversation with the DPRK Vice Premier of the Cabinet of Ministers and Member of the KWP CC Presidium, Bak Changok
March 12 1956 - Relations between S.Filanov and Kim Il Sung are discussed, the internal political oppression of DPRK, the restricted press.
 
Memorandum of Conversation with Kim Il Sung
April 19 1956 - Diary entry of a conversation between V.I. Ivanov and Kim Il Sung about whether Bak Heon-Yung should be put to death or not.
 
Ciphered telegram, excerpt from cable from Soviet Ambassador to the PRC P. Yudin re meeting with Mao Zedong
April 20 1956 - Excerpt of telegram from P. Yudin, Soviet Ambassador to the PRC, reporting to Moscow on a conversation he had with Mao. Mao allegedly stated that there had been miscalculations prior to the commencement of the Korean War that international actors would not intervene on behalf of the South.
 
Report by N. T. Fedorenko on a Meeting with DPRK Ambassador to the USSR Li Sangjo, 29 May 1956
May 29 1956 - Discussions between Fedorenko and Li Sangjo about the economic troubles in North Korea and potential Soviet aid, allowing the Ministry of Internal affairs to observe Soviet institutions, unrest in the KWP CC, and the power of Kim Il Sung
 
Memorandum of Conversation with Gi Seokbok
May 31 1956 - Discusses the attempts to dispel the rumors that Kim Il Sung's cult of personality exists in DPRK.
 
Memorandum of Conversation with Ambassador of the Peoples’ Republic of China to the DPRK, Qiao Xiao Guang
September 04 1956 - Ambassador Ivanov in the DPRK speaks with PRC Ambassador on the four Koreans who spoke against Kim Il Sung that are being held at the Chinese border. Ivanov states that the Soviet Union is against criticizing Kim Il Sung.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to Hungarian Foreign Ministry
September 10 1956 - Report from Ambassador Károly Práth to Budapest on the unusual circumstances in the run-up to and during his first meeting with Kim Il Sung.
 
Memorandum of conversation with the charge d’ affaires of the Chinese embassy in the DPRK, Chao Ke Xian
October 26 1956 - Ambassador Ivanov meets with charge d’ affaires of the Chinese embassy in the DPRK, Chao Ke Xian, regarding Ivanov's meeting with Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung allegedly made promises about publishing the decrees of the August and September Plenums, which he has not done.
 
Memorandum of Conversation with the Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK, Qiao Xiao Guang
November 05 1956 - The PRC intervention of Mikoyan and Peng Dehuai regarding the September Plenum is discussed, along with the possibility of the critics of Kim Il Sung's leadership returning from the PRC.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 28 1956 - Report from Ambassador Károly Práth to Budapest on a conversation he had with Macuch, the Counsellor of the Czechoslovak Embassy. They discussed the inefficient organization of industry in North Korea and the ineffective manner with which Southern provocations are dealt.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
September 10 1959 - Excerpt from a report from Ambassador Károly Práth to Budapest summarizing a conversation which took place at a cocktail party he hosted on 20 August 1959. The ambassador reports on a question asked by North Korean Deputy Premier Yi Chu-yon to Soviet Chargé d’Affaires Pelishenko regarding the time-scale for the unification of Korea.
 
Information Report Sent by Károly Fendler to Minister of Foreign Affairs Endre Sík, “Conversation with Comrade Kim, Interpreter of the Korean Embassy”
October 30 1959 - Report from Károly Fendler, the official in charge of Korea, to the Endre Sík, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the interpreter at the Korean embassy told him that the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party “considered the situation as ripe for the unification of the country.”
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
November 19 1959 - Report from Ambassador Károly Práth to Budapest on a conversation he held with Deputy Foreign Minister Yoo Ch’ang-sik. Topics discussed included the sixth session of the DPRK’s Second Supreme People’s Assembly, the mechanization of agriculture in the DPRK, the need to increase quality in North Korean industry and the revisionism and consequent failures of Yugoslavia.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 16 1959 - Report from Gábor Dobozi, Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, on a conversation he had with Soviet Comrade Yulin. He states that Yulin noted several problems the Soviets had in dealing with the North Koreans including their lack of realism in economic planning, unwillingness to cooperate/acknowledge the contributions of fraternal allies and the tunnel vision of the North Korean press. He also mentions South Korean opposition to a planned repatriation of 3000 Japanese Koreans.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 16 1959 - Report from Gábor Dobozi, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, on statements made during a dinner party thrown by the East German ambassador. He focuses on contradictions between Polish and North Korean statements regarding American provocations at Panmunjom.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 10 1960 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on the conditions for repatriated North Koreans. He mentions that they are generally more privileged and that this could breed resentment.
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary
May 20 1960 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a conversation he held with North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Yoo Ch’ang-sik. Topics of discussion included relations between the DPRK and the Republic of Guinea, the visit of an Algerian delegation to North Korea, and the need to strengthen the North Korean economy in light of provocations by the South.
 
Information Report Sent by Lajos Karsai to Minister of Foreign Affairs Endre Sík, “Visit of Korean Provisional Chargé d’Affaires Paek Chong-won,”
June 27 1960 - Report by Lajos Karsai to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reporting on the character of protests in South Korea. He identifies the protests as being generally anti-Rhee Syngman and analyzes the reasons why peasants did not participate in them.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
July 02 1960 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a conversation he held with Czechoslovak Ambassador Kohousek. Topics of discussion included the DPRK's 7 year plan, the difference in ideological views between the Chinese and Soviets, and Korea's relations with those two countries.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
July 21 1960 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on the progress of North Korean "communist universities."
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 01 1960 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth reemphasizing an earlier note on the assimilation difficulties experienced by repatriated Japanese Koreans, the privileged status they enjoy and the resentment bred by this.
 
Information Report Sent by Frigyes Puja to Minister of Foreign Affairs Endre Sík, “Visit of Korean Ambassador Yi Tong-gon,”
August 30 1960 - Note from Frigyes Puja to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding requests from the North Koreans for the UN session. They requested a resolution for the withdrawal of American troops, dissolution of the KDC and admission of North Korea to the UN.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
October 11 1960 - Report from Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Károly Fendler to the Hungarian MOFA on the KWP CC's resolution to better implement the "policy of the mass line."
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 30 1960 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on the conciliatory measures being adopted by the DPRK towards the Chang Myon administration in the South.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 08 1960 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth to the Hungarian MOFA on a conversation he had with Czechoslovak Ambassador Kohousek. He reports on the frustration of effective embassy operations by the DPRK government, the ingratitude of the North Koreans in hardly acknowledging foreign assistance in the 5 year plan and the difficult situation of South Korea and the US vis-a-vis the North's peaceful reunification overtures.
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary
March 01 1961 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on the changing position of the KWP regarding the rift between the CCP and CPSU. The KWP moved from sharp criticism of revisionism to supporting proposals for compromise.
 
Report, Embassy of the GDR in the DPRK to the Foreign Policy and International Department of the Socialist Unity Party, GDR
March 14 1961 - A report from the GDR Embassy in the DPRK on (1) the impact on the DPRK of Chinese interpretations of socialist theory; (2) the negative impacts of Kim Il Sung's personality cult; (3) the status of repatriation of Koreans in Japan.
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
March 16 1961 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a conversation he had with Czechoslovakian Ambassador Kohousek regarding the friction between China and the DPRK. He describes several instances of discourtesy between the two parties.
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
March 16 1961 - A report by Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a conversation he held with Soviet Ambassador Puzanov. Topics of discussions included the postponement of Nikita Khruschev to Pyongyang and the problem of international recognition of South Korea.
 
Report, Embassy of the Hungarian People’s Republic in the DPRK to the Foreign Ministry of Hungary
May 17 1961 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a conversation he held with Soviet Ambassador Puzanov on a recent May Day parade and the genuine efforts of the North Koreans to correct past mistakes.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 08 1961 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth on a recent speech delivered by Kim Il Sung on the KWP's efforts to integrate (or purge when appropriate) those Koreans who do not have firm communist backgrounds.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
April 05 1962 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador József Kovács to Budapest on increasing criticism within the KWP of Soviet revisionism and the increase of institutional paranoia in North Korea, especially of foreigners and foreign-born Koreans.
 
Report, First Extra-European Department
May 03 1962 - Memorandum prepared by the First Extra-European Department of the GDE MOFA on the newly aggressive and warlike stance of North Korea towards reunification.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 28 1962 - Report from Hungarian Ambassador József Kovács to Budapest on a discussion he held with the North Korean Deputy Head of the Press Department Cho Byong-hui. The topic of discussion was South Korean newspapers and an addendum detailing various South Korean newspaper companies is attached.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 01 1962 - Report from Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Károly Fendler on a conversation he had with North Korean contact. Topics of conversation included the inefficient management practices and unrealistic goals set by North Korea's leadership, idiosyncrasies in Kim Il Sung's leadership, and North Korea's balancing act between China and the Soviet Union.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
August 14 1962 - The newly appointed Soviet ambassador to Pyongyang reports on his recent meeting with Kim Il Sung. Among the issues discussed is the continued cooperation between the two countries in the military and economic sectors.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Song Ch’ol
August 24 1962 - The North Korean Foreign Minister discusses with the Soviet Ambassador the nuclear hegemony of the US and their ability to control nuclear proliferation.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Song Ch’ol
August 26 1962 - During this informal meeting with the Soviet Ambassador Vasily Moskovsky, Pak Song Ch’ol lays out the rationale for the DPRK’s newly adopted policy of building economic self-reliance.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 27 1962 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador József Kovács on his introductory meeting with Soviet Ambassador V.O. Moskovsky. Topics discussed include what the latter sees as positive potential for a visit to Korea the following year by Khrushchev; the seeming improvement in Soviet-Korean relations; and speculations as to the deterioration in relations between previous Soviet Amb Puzanov and Kim Il Sung.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and acting Soviet Military Attaché Ustinov
September 01 1962 - The Soviet Ambassador and the Military Attaché report on the activities surrounding the second detachment of Soviet military aircraft to DPRK. They both find it hard to explain the Korean requirement to keep the operation hidden from the Chinese.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and German Ambassador Schneidewind
September 20 1962 - German Ambassador Schneidewind discusses Kim Il Sung's reception of the GDR delegation. The Koreans express favoring a military action against the US.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
November 01 1962 - The Soviet Ambassador Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung discuss DPRK’s border security in the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. By pointing out North Korea’s poor air defense and coast guard capabilities, Kim Il Sung requests an increase in the Soviet military assistance. He clearly states that DPRK is in favor of a peaceful resolution of the Cuban Crisis, because according to him, the socialist camp does not need a military conflict at that time. The two also discuss the economic development of the country.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
November 10 1962 - The Soviet Ambassador Vasily Moskovsky reports on a cultural event in Pyongyang featuring the Aleksandrov Ensemble of the Soviet Army. The performance of the Russians provokes Kim Il Sung’s comments about American pop culture.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
November 14 1962 - Kim Il Sung and Vasily Moskovsky meet before the Soviet Ambassador heads for Moscow. Kim Il Sung wants to make sure that his messages are conveyed to the Soviet leaders. He points to the weaknesses in Korean air and coastline defense capabilities and requests Soviet military aid. He is also suggesting an increase in the Soviet economic aid, as DPRK is experiencing shortages in some commodities, most notably – cotton and wheat.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Song Ch’ol
December 29 1962 - The refusal of the North Koreans to publicly announce the preparation of a KWP plenum raises Soviet Ambassador’s suspicions about whether the loyalty of the Korean leadership stands with the Soviets or with the Chinese.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Song Ch’ol
January 03 1963 - A very detailed account of the conversations around the table at the New Year’s Ambassadors dinner, hosted by the North Korean Foreign Minister. The Soviet Ambassador, Vasily Moskovsky, expresses his frustration when the host sides with the Chinese charges d’affaires and proposes a toast calling for unity among the socialist countries, apparently alluding to the Sino-Soviet split. Moskovsky goes on to defend the CPSU’s interpretation of the Marxist-Leninist doctrine and the policy of peaceful co-existence with the capitalist world.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 15 1963 - Hungarian and Czech Ambassadors discuss the recent resolution by the Korean Workers Party to build up North Korea's defenses. They question if the Koreans economic distress will affect their willingness to use military force.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Ministry Official Pak Yong-guk
April 01 1963 - A comment made by Pak Yong-gug raises some suspicion that the North Koreans might be insincere in their official communication with the Soviets.
 
From the Diary of Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky
April 06 1963 - Vasily Moskovsky’s thoughts on the policy of Moscow towards North Korea amidst the Sino-Soviet split.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Czechoslovak Ambassador Moravec
April 15 1963 - North Korean Ambassador expresses interest to the Czech Ambassador in stationing Soviet missiles.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
April 22 1963 - Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung discuss the importance of socialism, referencing Lenin. Kim Il Sung talks about the economic development of North Korea; CSD, and the expansion of the socialist industry; and its influence on South Korea.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 27 1963 - A North Korean political officer speaks of Kim Il Sung's firm belief that an American nuclear attack could not destroy North Korea, for their country would find refuge in the maze of underground caverns.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the DPRK Kim Il
June 11 1963 - During this meeting, Vasily Moskovsky gives Kim Il confidential information regarding the foreign policy of the USSR, and discusses the visitation made by Fidel Castro to a missile regiment in the USSR.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Romanian Ambassador to North Korea [M.] Bodnaras [1]
August 22 1963 - Bodnaras informs Moskovsky about his recent convesation with Kim Il Sung; the attacks on China by the Soviet leaders. Kim Il Sung is concernted about the potential severance of all relations by China. They also discuss the relations between the KWP and CPSU.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and the German Ambassador
August 26 1963 - North Korea makes inquiries into acquiring German nuclear information.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 26 1963 - Report by Hungarian Ambassador József Kovács on a conversation he had with Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky. The latter told him of a conversation he held with Romanian Ambassador M. Bodnãraº on the latter's recent 2 meetings with Kim Il Sung. He reported that they discussed widening relations, especially in manufacturing; the need for Romanian geologists to undertake an independent oil survey in Korea; and Kim's criticism of China and disapproval of the USSR.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the DPRK Kim Il
September 04 1963 - Report from Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky on a conversation he held with Kim Il Sung at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of DPRK. He states that the latter showed hesitation before verbally affirming the friendship between North Korea and the USSR.
 
From the Diary of Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky
September 04 1963 - Entry from the diary of Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky commenting that the North Koreans have started avoided talking about substantive matters with him.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the DPRK Kim Il
September 04 1963 - Report from Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky on a conversation he held with Kim Il Sung at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of DPRK. He states that the latter showed hesitation before verbally affirming the friendship between North Korea and the USSR.
 
From the Diary of Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky
September 04 1963 - Entry from the diary of Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky commenting that the North Koreans have started avoided talking about substantive matters with him.
 
From the Diary of Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky
September 26 1963 - Entry from the diary of Soviet Ambassador V Moskovsky criticizing his predecessor, Puzanov, for relying too much on the advice of Kim Il Sung rather than his subordinates.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Soviet specialists in North Korea
September 27 1963 - Soviet specialists in North Korea inform the Ambassador that the Koreans are attempting to acquire large amounts of uranium ore.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
October 02 1963 - The following document discusses the treatment of Soviet women involved in mixed marriages. It provides two anecdotes delivered by Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky involving assaults on Soviet women who attempt to enter Pyongyang in order to return to the Soviet Union.
 
Conversation between Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Soviet specialists in North Korea
October 16 1963 - A Korean engineer is firm in his belief that North Korea can produce an atomic bomb, and at less cost than other socialist countries.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 30 1963 - This document concerns a discussion between the Ambassador to Hungary and the DPRK foreign minister. The first topic under discussion were the implementation of Kruschev's desire, as laid out in a prior address, of raising the living standards of Soviet workers. The second concerned the economic achievements of the North Korean economy in 1963.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
January 11 1964 - Ambassadors from the Soviet Union, Hungary, and Romania discuss the zealousy of Koreans acquiring new technologies.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
January 11 1964 - The document details a discussion between the Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky and the Romanian Ambassador Bodnãraº over dinner. The focus of the conversation was on safety concerns in the construction of a North Korewan thermal power station.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 10 1964 -
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 01 1964 - This document concerns the stratified nature of North Korean society with a particular focus on the lower levels of the social hierarchy being based upon ties to anti-revolutionary elements.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 29 1964 -
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
October 01 1964 -
 
Report, GDR Embassy in the DPRK
April 02 1965 -
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov and North Korean Ambassador to the Soviet Union Kim Pyong-chik
April 17 1965 - North Korea's intent on delaying the ratification and normalization of Japanese-South Korean relations by publishing material in Pravda (newspaper)
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov and the North Korean Ambassador to the Soviet Union Kim Pyong-chik
May 21 1965 - On behalf of Kim Il Sung, Ambassador Kim Pyong-Chik expresses thanks to the Soviet Union for their donation in weapons and military equipment in the amount of 150 million rubles; North Korea is asking for more aid
 
Excerpts from the Report of the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang, “Some New Aspects of Korean-Chinese Relations in the First Half of 1965
June 04 1965 - Explanation of the events that led the DPRK to begin moving away from a China oriented foreign policy.
 
Letter to Wladyslaw Gomulka from Kim Il Sung
February 03 1966 -
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Song Ch’ol
April 09 1966 - Informational meeting regarding the situation in North Korea. Pak Song Ch'ol claims that the American forces in South Korea is becoming a hinderance; Japanese relations with South Korea and Soviet Union and their impacts on North Korea were also discussed
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in Romania to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
January 04 1967 - Romania seeks to construct electric power plant, with aid of Great Britain, as part of a 10-year electrification plan.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Politburo member Nikolai Podgorny and Kim Chung-wong
January 20 1967 - A conversation between the representatives of the DPRK and the USSR regarding the cooperation between both coutries, China's cultural revolution, and the agression by the Americans. There is an emphasis on the strengthening friendship between the DPRK and USSR. Issues along Korea's demarcation line are also addressed.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Politburo member Nikolai Podgorny and Kim Chung-wong
January 20 1967 - A conversation between the representatives of the DPRK and the USSR regarding the cooperation between both coutries, China's cultural revolution, and the agression by the Americans. There is an emphasis on the strengthening friendship between the DPRK and USSR. Issues along Korea's demarcation line are also addressed.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 10 1967 - A report on the manpower and armament of the Korean People's Army, and the South Korean Army.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 13 1967 - Hungarian Ambassador reports on Kim Il Sung's incognito visit to Moscow, to request a nuclear power plant.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 08 1967 - Report on Romanian, Czech, and Hungarian military attachés views on the KPA. The KPA is viewed as years behind in military technologies and capabilities.
 
Memorandum on a meeting with a delegation from the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on 3 July 1967.
July 03 1967 -
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in the Soviet Union to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 25 1967 - Sino-Korean relations continue to deterioate, along with the condition of the KPA's capabilities. The Soviet Union recognizes that the DPRK is the source of most tensions caused along the DMZ.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and North Korean Charge d’Affaires Kang Ch’ol-gun
January 31 1968 - The DPRK capture of American spy ship, the Pueblo, and the support by the Soviet Union were discussed. Soviet Union assures the DPRK that they have taken extensive measures within the United Nations Security Council; The possible support by Afro-American nations on the Security Council, and the use of the Soviet's veto power regarding the matter.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 29 1968 - Hungarian Embassy reports on terms of a request from the DPRK to the GDR, asking the Germans for the mutual exchange of scientists, along with purchasing various tools and technologies. The GDR asks the DPRK to appeal to the Soviet Union before pursuing the agreement any further.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 29 1968 - The Romanian Delegation is received in Pyongyang to discuss relations between the two countries.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 29 1968 - Hungarian Embassy reports on terms of a request from the DPRK to the GDR, asking the Germans for the mutual exchange of scientists, along with purchasing various tools and technologies. The GDR asks the DPRK to appeal to the Soviet Union before pursuing the agreement any further.
 
“On the current problems of the international situation and on the struggle of the CPSU for the unity of the international communist movement,” Excerpt from a speech by Leonid Brezhnev at the April (1968) CC CPSU Plenum
April 09 1968 - A memorandum regarding the incursion of the US's military vessel, Pueblo, in the Korean waters. The US increased deployment of miliatry forces to the East; The DPRK and Soviet Union's react to this mobilization. The DPRK and Soviet Union discuss intentions on strenghtening ties with one another.
 
Report on the 27 March-2 April 1968 session of the Hungarian-Korean Commission of Technical and Scientific Cooperation
April 16 1968 - Excerpt from Hungarian report on the DPRK's efforts to relieve their growing energy problems.
 
Record of Conversation between Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Aleksei Kosygin and North Korean Ambassador in the USSR Chon Tu-hwan
May 06 1968 - DPRK diplomat, Chon Tu-hwan expresses his satisfaction about the mutual relationship between the DPRK and the Soviet Union. He discusses the Pueblo incident, and remarks on the increased tension on the Korean peninsula and in the far east. A.N. Kosgygin describes in frank detail, the continuous economic co-operation that the Soviet Union has with the DPRK.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 03 1968 - Report from meeting of Hungarian and Romanian ambassadors with head of National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The NLF comments on the balance of power on the peninsula, and the modernization of the DPRK armed forces.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in the Soviet Union to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 12 1969 - The Hungarian Ambassador in the DPRK discusses with Soviet officials Soviet-DPRK relations and Korea's stance on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
 
Memorandum, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
January 27 1970 - Hungarian report on the meeting between the Soviet DPRK Ambassador and North Korean Foreign Minister. The Foreign Minister expresses his views and concerns on Japan's role in Asia.
 
Minutes of Conversation on the Occasion of the Party and Government Delegation on behalf of the Romanian Socialist Republic to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
June 10 1971 - Abridged in order to more succinctly focus on matters of Inter-Korean relations.
 
Meeting: A Preliminary Meeting between North and South Korea
November 20 1971 - Transcript of a meeting between North (Kim Deokhyeon) and South Korean (Jung Hongjin) officials within the Conference Room of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Panmunjeom. The dialogue concerns the details of family meetings, and also the parties agree to set up a meeting between higher ranking officials, parrallel to the Red Cross Dialogues, at a later date.
 
Meeting: North and South Korean delegates within the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Panmunjeom
December 10 1971 - This transcript details a meeting between delegates of the North (Kim Deokhyeon) and the South (Jung Hongjin). The subject under discussion concerns setting up additional meetings between the two nations with fundamental disagreement on how dialogue is to continue. The South would like to see progress within the Red Cross negotiations before proceeding further, while the North presses for a meeting between high level officials of the KWP and the Republican Party
 
Meeting: Preliminary Conference between delegates of North and South Korea
January 29 1972 - This conversation focuses on the delegate of the North suggesting that both parties should carry letters of confidence to prove both of their legitimacy, but the delegate of the South believes this is unnecessary
 
Information on talks with the Soviet Military Attaché in the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]
February 04 1972 - This document is a report on a conversation within the Albanian embassy in Pyongyang between Zachary Yanakiev, Third Secretary of the Bulgarian Embassy in the DPRK, and the Soviet military attache, Major Bulanov. The discussion focused on six main points- 1. relations between Albania and the DPRK 2. Sino-Albanian relations and the standpoint of Albania on the issue of Nixon’s visit to China 3. the perspectives for the normalization of relations between Albania and the USSR 4. the issue of Sino-Korean relations 5. events in China (surrounding the plane crash in Mongolia and liquidation of certain elements of the leadership) 6. Kim Il Sung’s proposals for the peaceful unification of Korea
 
Meeting: An Preliminary Meeting between Delegates of the North and South Focusing on Official Visits
March 07 1972 - This meeting lays out the specific procedure of how official visits are to be carried out.
 
Meeting: A Preliminary Exchange Between Delegates of the North and South During Which the Details of Official Visits Laid Out by the South are Accepted
March 10 1972 - This exchange is the North's response to their previous meeting during which the South laid out the specific details it had in mind for official visits. The North accepts thyese details and awaits the next meeting where the South will give a specific time for its official visit to the North.
 
Note on a Conversation with the 1st Secretary of the USSR Embassy, Comrade Kurbatov, on 10 March 1972 in the GDR Embassy
March 13 1972 - During the conversation there was an exchange of opinions on the following questions: 1. The DPRK Position on the Nixon Visit to Beijing and its Influence on the Situation in Korea 2. Conversation of Comrade Brezhnev with Foreign Minister Ho Dam in Moscow 3. Some Aspects of KWP Activity in the Communist World Movement 4. 60th Birthday of Kim Il Sung on 15 April
 
Meeting: A Preliminary Discussion Between North and South within the Freedom House in Panmunjeom on Official Visits
March 14 1972 - During this meeting the details of official visits are discussed with the South stating that Chang Ki Yeong (ex-Vice Premier and current President of Hankook Ilbo) and his assistant Jung Tae Yeon (Hankook Ilbo correspondent to Japan) would visit the North at 12:00, April 25th. Further, the delegate from North Korea suggests that their should be a meeting between such high-ranking officials as Lee Hurak (Director of the KCIA) and Kim Yeongju (the Director of Organization and Guidance) with the North in agreement to this proposal
 
Meeting: A Preliminary Meeting between Delegates of the North and South discussing Official Visits and Laying the Groundwork for a Meeting between High-Ranking Officials
March 16 1972 - The North presses for Chang Ki Yong to visit earlier, between April 1st-April 11th. Further, the North's delegate passes along word that Kim Yeongju agrees with the suggestion of himself meeting with Lee Hurak, although he believes it should occur within Korea itself. The South though maintains it should occur within a third country. Another topic considered are meetings between the two delegates themselves (Kim Deokhyun of the North and Jung Hongjin of the South) with Kim Yeongju and Lee Hurak to ease the process of planning a meeting between high-ranking officials.
 
Meeting: A Preliminary Discussion during which the South Suggests Expediting the Visits of Delegates Kim Deokhyun and Jung Hongjin
March 17 1972 - The South during this discussion suggests that both sides scrap the visit of Chang Ki Yeong and instead suggests that the delgates of both sides (Kim Deokhyun and Jung Hongjin) visit each respective capitol in order to further push a meeting between Lee Hurak and Kim Yeongju
 
Conversation with Kim Yeongju (1)
March 28 1972 - Jung Hongjin meets with Kim Yeongju and delivers a message to him from Lee Hurak, who expresses that he must meet with Kim as soon as possible in order to bring about peaceful unification and the exchange of material and human resources that will facilitate this. In response, Kim Yeongju delivers his own message focusing specifically on mutual distrust, political differences, and the need to pool economic resources.
 
Conversation with Kim Yeongju (2)
March 31 1972 - Kim Yeongju Delivers a Final Message to Lee Hurak in which he requests him to visit on April 12th, prior to a public proposal he is to make. Also, he discusses a like visit of Kim Deokhyun to the South, though he leaves the date of his visit to be discussed later
 
Meeting with Director of KCIA Lee Hurak (1)
April 19 1972 - Within this document, Lee Hurak and Kim Deokhyun discuss the importance of holding meetings between Lee and Kim Yeongju. These meetings should occur as soon as possible in order to begin the process of building a rapport which will lead to working level meetings that will lay the groundwork for reunification.
 
Meeting with Director of KCIA Lee Hurak (2)
April 20 1972 - During this meeting Lee Hurak states that he cannot visit the North during April as it is already April 20th, and further he has personal business. Also, he proposes that when a high level meeting does take place a joint announcement by both sides should be made surrounding the details of said meeting and what was decided therein. He states this is to prevent one side from looking dominant, while the other looks passive.
 
ON THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL REUNIFICATION: Conversations with the South Korean Delegates to the High-Level Political Talks between North and South Korea -May 3, 1972
May 03 1972 - This document was ascertained from a collection of Kim Il Sung's works printed in North Korea. It has its origins within Kim Il Sung's conversation with Lee Hurak, but a number of changes have been made to stress the three points to a greater extent
 
Conversation with Kim Il Sung
May 04 1972 - This document is a conversation between Kim Il Sung and Lee Hurak. Within it Kim Il Sung presents his three principles of national reunification: solidarity, peace, and self-determination. Also, there is some debate over whether Vice Premier Pak Seongcheol's visit to Seoul should be prefaced first by a visit from Director Kim Yeongju.
 
Note: On Information from DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister, Comrade Li Man Seok, on 8 June 1972 for the Ambassadors of the European Socialist Countries (except Albania) (content already reported in telegram of 9 June 1972
June 09 1972 - In this document the information from North Korea to its Communist allies on the progress of the Red Cross talks is laid out by the GDR Ambassador. In it they insist that they are the driving force behind the talks, while the South is simply resisting their proposals for full and free exchange. It should be noted that the GDR Ambassador looks at this information incredulously however.
 
Note on Information provided by DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister, Comrade Kim Ryeongtaek, on 3 July 1972 for the Ambassadors and Acting Ambassadors of Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia, Romania, Hungary, and the GDR at 20:40 hours in the DPRK Foreign Ministry
July 04 1972 - Comrade provided information on the 4th Plenary Session of the KWP Central Committee and on the situation in Korea after the publishing of the "Joint Statement." He starts by discussing the remarks made by Kim Il Sung during the 4th Plenary. There KIm outlines the need to isolate South Korea from Japan and states how the South's acceptance of the three principles within the "Joint Statement" represents a major milestone in the achievement of reunification. Then Lee discusses the need for the support of the North's socialist allies to provide further international pressure on Park Chung Hee and the South Korean government.
 
Information regarding: New developments concerning the unification of Korea and relations between the DPRK and South Korea, August 16 1972
August 16 1972 - This document provides a basic summary of North-South relations. The first portion of the document begins with basic background information, but it quickly begins discussing developments surrounding the opening of talks in '71 and '72. First it analyzes the tactical considerations of both sides. Second, it begins to discuss the details of the Red Cross talks. Third, it goes over the July 4th "Joint Statement," with a specific emphasis on the three principles enumerated therein. It then goes into an analysis of reactions towards the Joint Statement both domestically, and among various elements within the international community. The document concludes by stating that the propagandistic nature of the three principles are opposed in many ways to the domestic and international realities. Thus progress towards peaceful reunification would be slow at best.
 
Letter: From Kim Il Sung to Nicolae Ceausescu
September 01 1972 - In this document Kim Il Sung briefly mentions the success achieved towards national reunification through the July 4th Joint Statement.l He also informs Ceausescu that he will be unable to visit Romania due to matters concerning internal affairs.
 
N o t e on Information Provided by Head of 1st Department of DPRK Foreign Ministry, Comrade Kim Jaesook, about 1st Main Negotiation of Red Cross Committees from DPRK and South Korea on 12 September 1972
September 15 1972 - This document first outlines and then analyzes the information provided by DPRK foreign minsiter Kim Jaesook. In terms of analysis the document focuses on three main points: DPRK positions in Red Cross negotiations, especially the 1st Main Negotiation; successes achieved through the 1st Main Negotiation; and further prospects for Red Cross negotiations.
 
CC BCP Politburo decision re: Intelligence activity against China
September 20 1972 - BCP CC Politburo approves the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Angel Tzanev, for an increase in the intelligence staff in response to the need for expanding intelligence operations in China, Albania, Romania, Yugoslavia and Vietnam – a move closely coordinated with the KGB.
 
Note: On Information Provided by Head of 1st Department of DPRK Foreign Ministry, Comrade Kim Jaesook, [about 2nd Main Negotiation of Red Cross Committees From DPRK and South Korea] on 3 October 1972 during 12:00 and 13:30 Hours
October 12 1972 - This document is a summary of information on the 2nd Main Negotiation provided by DPRK Foreign Minister Kim Jaesook. He discusses the objectives of the DPRKJ in this round of negotiation, struggles over the meeting location, the victory in getting delegates outside of Park's Republican Party in the Negotiation, an agreement on placing future meetings in the respective capitals. Overall, Kim Jaesook stated that the 2nd Main Negotiation achieved major victories in carrying the message of the DPRK to the South Korean people.
 
Information concerning: 1. The first conference of the co-chairs of the Committee on regulation of the issues between North and South Korea, which was held on October 12th in the Panmunjeom area, and 2. The announcement of “martial law” in South Korea on the 17th this month.
October 19 1972 - The document concerns information provided by Kim Jaebeon on two points: 1. The first conference of the co-chairs (N:Pak Seongcheol, S: Lee Hurak) of the Committee on regulation of the issues between North and South Korea and 2. The announcement of "martial law in South Korea. In discussing the conference Kim states that the delegate of the DPRK at the conference successfully took the South to task on the "three principles of reunification" agreed upon within the Joint Statement. In particular he states they successfully challenged Lee on the issue of heavy anti-communist rhetoric in the press of the South, and President Park's address mentioning reunification "on the basis of free democracy." Kim then goes on by saying that the delegates decided to leave the number of members within the committee and the actual agenda to be discussed would be decided at a laterconference. The South closed the conference by asking what Kim Il Sung meant by his confederation and whether the committee could form the basis of this confederation. He then moves on to discuss the announcement of martial law. Interesting enough he discusses how the North was informed to this development before Park formally announced it. He then goes into a discussion of Park's motivation for this move and the options of the DPRK in responding to it.
 
Note on Information given by the 1st Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jaebong on 19 October 1972 in the DPRK Foreign Ministry for the Embassies of Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia and the GDR during 17:00 and 19:00 hours
October 23 1972 - This document discusses the same issues as the previous one and is based on the same information provided by Kim Jaebong.
 
Note: On a Conversation with the 1st Secretary of the USSR Embassy, Comrade Kurbatov, on 18 October 1972 in the GDR Embassy
October 24 1972 - In this document Embassy Counselor Merten summarizes a conversation he had with the 1st Secretary of the USSR Embassy. The conversation begins with a discussion of the DPRK's reaction to the West German visit to China. The conversation then turns to a discussion of North-South relations with a particular emphasis on Park Chung Hee's motivations in consolidating power to bolster his position in negotiating with the North.
 
Conversation with Kim Il Sung
November 03 1972 - In this document Kim Il Sung stresses the improtance of reunification through the formation of the coordinating committee. He especially stresses economic cooperation as a good place to begin before political or cultural coordination. In particular he discusses how reunification will be helpful in developing mineral and fishing resources, bolstering athletics with a unified team, and the cutting down on serious military expenditures. Kim goes on to express a willingness to reunify immediately despite who may assume the chairmanship of the unified nation, and speaks out against anti-communist rhetoric in the South as it is delaying reunification.
 
Letter to Erich Honecker from Kim Il Sung
July 07 1973 -
 
Korean Reunification
August 03 1973 - Kim Il Sung explains US actions in South Korea and North Korean ideas to achieve a peaceful reunification of Korea ("five-point-plan").
 
Memorandum, Branch Office of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade in North Korea to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade
September 11 1973 - Polish and Korean officials meet to discuss and arrange technical and scientfic cooperation. Both sides agree to a mutual exchange of technicians.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 22 1973 - Diplomats of the Soviet Bloc discuss relations between the two Koreas, and what would be necessary for reunification. Sino-Korean relations, and Chinese military aid to the DPRK are also discussed.
 
Letter From GDR Ambassador Wenning to Bulgarian Member of the Politburo and Secretary of SED Central Committee Comrade Hermann Axen
June 18 1975 - This letter encloses a translated copy of an "Information for the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party about the Talks between Comrades Todor Zhivkov and Kim Il Sung during the Visit of the DPRK Party and Government Delegation to Bulgaria from 2 to 5 June 1975." In it is discussed both Kim Il Sung's remarks on Korean Unification both officially and privately with Comrade Todor Zhivkov. Essentially in both cases Kim makes the argument that the path of military reunification is largely closed off due to the superior military presence of both South Korean and American forces, and instead discusses the details of achieving peaceful reunification by swelling up internal divisions within South Korea, forcing the withdrawal of American forces, and isolating the Park Chung Hee regime internationally.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
July 30 1975 - Hungarian report on Sino-Korean relations. China is wary of a second Korean War, whereas Kim Il Sung makes it clear that military force is an option. Military technology and equipment were also made available to Kim Il Sung on his foreign relations tour.
 
Memorandum, Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 26 1975 - Memorandum from the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, regarding the coordination of the socialist states prior to an IAEA meeting. The Soviet Union intends to make the IAEA safeguard system more effective.
 
Memorandum, Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 16 1976 - Korean Officials meet with the Hungarian Foreign Ministry. The North Koreans believe Korea can not be reunited peacefully, and that the DPRK is prepared for a nuclear war.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 18 1976 - A member of the Polish Embassy reports information on DPRK military expenditures, manpower, and desire to construct a nuclear reactor.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
April 15 1976 - Report on Soviet-Korean economic negotiations. The DPRK makes a request for a nuclear power plant, which the Soviet Union declines. The Korean delegation is overly aggressive and crude to the Soviets.
 
Telegram, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
June 25 1976 - Soviet-Korean relations deteriorate, as Korea falls behind in commercial deliveries and the Soviet Union declines to deliver a nuclear power plant.
 
Memorandum, Branch Office of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade in Pyongyang to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade
August 09 1976 - Memorandum from 1976 Intergovernmental Consultative Commission, in which Korea's inability to maintain levels of trade in raw materials has negatively affected Soviet production. North Korea again asks for a nuclear power plant.
 
Memorandum, Hungarian National Commission of Atomic Energy to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 31 1976 - The DPRK Delegation to the IAEA expresses concern to the Hungarian Embassy, about the planned reprocessing plant to be established in South Korea. The DPRK urges it to be moved to the Philippines.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
December 08 1976 - The DPRK requests economic aid and technology from the Soviet Union. The Soviets repeatedly ignore or refuse the requests.
 
Telegram, Embassy of Hungary in the Soviet Union to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
January 20 1977 - North Korea intends to not fulfill trade obligations with the Soviet Union in order to fix the increasing economic problems. North Korea again asks for a nuclear power plant, as means of increasing prestige.
 
Memorandum, Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 16 1977 - The DPRK reaches out to other socialist nations to gain support for its 4-point proposals. They include references to the DPRK developing nuclear power and the possibility of nuclear war on the Korean peninsula.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in Belgium to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 03 1977 - The socialist countries at The World Conference for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea draft a resolution that demands withdrawal of American troops from South Korea, as well as cessation of other states providing South Korea with defense capabilities.
 
Telegram, Embassy of Hungary in the Soviet Union to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 18 1977 - Soviet-DPRK economic relations make slow progress. The North Koreans continue to ask for a nuclear power plant, which the Soviets will not supply. Kim Il Sung is to make an official visit to Moscow.
 
Report, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the International Organizations in Vienna to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 03 1977 - The DPRK's representation to Austria and Czechoslovakia is under-staffed and has little knowledge of international organizations. They are further impeded by language barriers. Hungary encourages an upgrade in representation.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
November 21 1977 - Soviet-DPRK delegations meet, but agree to not discuss North Korea's economic problems repaying the Soviet Union, or the Soviet Union's refusal to supply a nuclear power plant to North Korea.
 
Report, Hungarian National Atomic Energy Commission to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 30 1978 - The socialist countries coordinate their delegations before an IAEA Conference. The Cuba delegation states it can not afford to sign the NPT, citing American presence in Guantanamo.
 
Telegram, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 17 1979 - The DPRK asks Czechoslvakia to construct a nuclear power plant, and also for uranium-mining equipment.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
February 23 1979 - Hungarian report of South Korean nuclear power plants. Following 7-year plans, South Korea's projected power output will be three times that of North Korea. The DPRK has been so insistent on acquiring a nuclear power plant to catch up to South Korea, and to produce atomic weaponry.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 22 1979 - Hungarian Embassy in North Korea reports on South Korea's nuclear capabilities and technology, as reported by the Washington Post.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 12 1981 - The Soviet Union continues talks with the DPRK regarding economic issues. The Soviet Union extends North Korea's credit, yet continues to defer the construction of the repeatedly requested power plant. Sino-Korean relations are also criticized.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
April 30 1981 - A North Korean delegations visits technical universities and colleges in Czechoslovakia and the GDR. North Korea urgently seeks to send post-graduate students and trainees to study in fields related to nuclear physics, laser technology, et c.
 
Memorandum, Hungarian Academy of Sciences to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 07 1983 - The DPRK asks Hungary to train Korean experts on the operation and management of a nuclear power plant.
 
Letter, Hungarian Foreign Ministry to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
April 06 1983 - Hungary politely defers North Korea's request for training on a nuclear power plant to the Soviets.
 
Memorandum, Branch Office of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade in Pyongyang to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Trade
July 28 1983 - At the Soviet-Korean Intergovernmental Economic, Technical, and Scientific Consultative Commission, the Soviets decline to extend technological cooperation with the Koreans until the DPRK is part of relevant international agreements.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
August 04 1983 - The Bulgarian Embassy in North Korea urges the DPRK to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty. North Korea won't commit, citing presence of US nuclear weapons in South Korea
 
Stenographic record of conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung
May 30 1984 - Stenographic record of the first meeting between Kim Il Sung and Erich Honecker upon the former's 1984 official visit to the GDR. This is the morning session of 30 May 1984. Kim does most of the talking.
 
Memorandum of conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung
May 31 1984 - Summary of the conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung on 31 May 1984. This is a continuation of the talks suspended on 30 May due to time constraints.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung
June 01 1984 - Summary of the conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung on 1 June 1984.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
March 09 1985 - The Soviet Union and DPRK enter negotiations to build a nuclear power plant, and "practically reach a preliminary agreement." North Korea views the construction as being a means of increasing economic and political prestige.
 
Report on conversation between Prof. Manfred Gerlach and Kim Il Sung
May 26 1986 - Report on the warm reception of Professor Manfred Gerlach by Kim Il Sung. Topics discussed include gratitude for Kim's reception in the GDR; Kim's desire for a reciprocal visit by Honecker; the need to further wide relations between the DPRK and GDR; and the unrest in South Korea.
 
Report on a Trip to the DPRK by a Delegation from the GDR
May 16 1988 - Report to the GDR Politburo on a trip to China, Mongolia and North Korea, by a member of the delegation, Günter Schabowski. Attached are the minutes from a meeting with Kim Il Sung in which Kim apologized for the North Korean trade shortfall and informed them of major flooding in 1986 and 1987. There was also talk of the approaching 13th World Games of Youth and Students.
 
Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
May 30 1988 - Negotiations continue at the Soviet-Korean Intergovernmental Economic, Technical, and Scientific Commission on the construction of a nuclear power plant in North Korea. No agreement is reached on selecting a construction site.
 
Report on visit of GDR military delegation to DPRK
July 01 1988 - Report on the visit of a GDR military delegation to North Korea. A conversation with Kim Il Sung is detailed and it is noted that the visit, culminating in an agreement on cooperation between ministries of defense, was a complete success
 
Excerpt from the Report on the Visit by Erich Honecker to the DPRK
October 18-21 1986 - Kim Il Sung discusses Anti-American sentiments in DPRK, and DPRK-US relations.
 
Letter, Fyn Si [Stalin] to Kim Il Sung (via Shtykov), 8 [7]
October 8 [7] 1950 - Letter from Stalin to Kim Il Sung in which he tells Kim about Mao's initial refusal to send troops due to the risk of escalation. Stalin states that after he responded to Mao's first letter, warning against the danger of Korea becoming an imperialist springboard, Mao recanted and said that he would send more troops than request, but at a later date.
 
Ciphered telegram from Matveyev (Zakharov) to Fyn Si (Stalin)
September 26 [27] 1950 - Telegram from Zakharov to Stalin detailing the dire situation for the North Koreans following the Inchon landing. He talks about the havoc being wreaked by American air superiority, that there is an acute shortage of everything for the troops and Kim has assumed the posts of defense minister and supreme commander.
 
Report on the official friendship visit to the DPRK by the Party and state delegation of the GDR, led by Com. Erich Honecker
December 8-11 1977 - Report on the official visit to the DPRK of a GDR delegation led by Erich Honecker. Included are the summary of the visit and the text of the Agreement on Developing Economic and Scientific/Technical Cooperation.
 
TO THE ALBANIAN LABOR PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE: A Daily Agenda of the 4th APrty Congress of the KWP in Pyongyang
November 19 2009 - This document is both an invitation to party delegates of the APL to attend the 4th Party Congress of the and a daily agenda of the Congress.
 

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